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1
Greek mythology was based on a _______religion.
monotheistic
Buddhist
Christian
polytheistic
2
A citadel on a hill in Athens, containing the Parthenon.
polis
Argos
fortress
Acropolis
3
________ is the goddess of war and controls wisdom and crafts.
Artemis
Hera
Athena
Aphrodite
4
Why did Greeks want to colonize outside of Greece?
overpopulation
all of the above
rocky soil
5
Agriculture in ancient Greece was limited because of little _____ land.
forested
arable
mountainous
6
What is highlighted in yellow?
Panama Canal
Dardanelles Strait
Bering Strait
Strait of Gibralter
7
Through trade and colonization, the Hellenic culture spread across the ___ and ____ seas.
Black, Dead
Aegean, Red
Mediterranean, Red
Mediterranean, Black
8
The Mediterranean Sea lies to the ___________ of Greece.
west
north
east
south
9
Athens is located on the _____________ peninsula.
Peloponnesus
Balkan
10
The following is NOT a major Greek god or goddess.
Ra
Zeus
Hera
Apollo
11
What form of government did the Greeks invent?
Communism
Democracy
Totalitarianism
Republic
12
The god(dess) of hunting and the moon: carries the moon across the sky...
Apollo
Zeus
Artemis
Aphrodite
13
The king of the gods, sky, and lightning is ___.
Zeus
Poseiden
Hades
Apollo
14
The following city-state is located on the Peloponnesus Peninsula.
Athens
Troy
Thebes
Sparta
15
_____ is the goddess of marriage and childbirth;
queen of the gods
.
Athena
Hera
Aphrodite
Artemis
16
This sea is north of Anatolia (Asia Minor).
Black Sea
Ionian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
17
Polis is the Greek name for a __________.
public bath
marketplace
city-state
language
18
A marketplace in ancient Greece was called a(n) _________.
agora
flea market
polis
acropolis
19
In ancient Greece, there was a shift from a
barter
economy to a _____economy
money
commerce
trading
20
Which sea lies directly to the east of Greece?
Agean
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Ionian
21
____is the god(dess) of love.
Aphrodite
Athena
Artemis
Hera
22
The ________culture spread in ancient Greece.
Hellenic
Dark Ages
Spartan
23
Another name for Asia Minor is _________.
Asia Mini
Greece
Anatolia
Balkan Peninsula
24
In Ancient Greece _____ both helped and hindered development of city-states.
lakes
mountains
arable land
25
Which of the following was NOT started by the Greeks?
mathematics
literature
alphabet
coining money
26
The city of _________ was located on Asia Minor.
Athens
Troy
Thebes
Sparta
27
In ancient Greece, overpopulation and the search for arable land led to ___________.
disease
extinction
colonization
28
God(dess) who controlled prophecy, healing, music, and the sun. Carries the
sun
across the sky.
Artemis
Apollo
Athena
Zeus
29
_________ helped the early Greek civilization explain the natural world and human condition.
schools
children
mythology
textbooks
30
Greek ________ were designed to promote civic and commercial life.
cities
landscapes
maps
coins